2022
Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma
Leonard L, Beaty L, Thomas M, Quinn C, Colborn K, de Araujo T, Torphy R, Assumpção L, Olino K, Studts C, Franco S, McCarter M, Stewart C, Gleisner A. Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 127: 716-726. PMID: 36453464, DOI: 10.1002/jso.27153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompletion lymph node dissectionSentinel lymph nodesPositive sentinel lymph nodesLymph node dissectionNode dissectionMultivariable mixed-effects logistic regression modelGovernment-based insuranceNational Cancer DatabasePrimary tumor locationStage III melanomaEffect of patientContribution of patientMixed effects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsTumor factorsOlder patientsSurvival benefitLymph nodesSurgical excisionStandard treatmentTumor locationCancer DatabasePatient variablesPatientsLower limbs
2019
Prevalence of False-Negative Results of Intraoperative Consultation on Surgical Margins During Resection of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma
McAuliffe JC, Tang LH, Kamrani K, Olino K, Klimstra DS, Brennan MF, Coit DG. Prevalence of False-Negative Results of Intraoperative Consultation on Surgical Margins During Resection of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 126-132. PMID: 30422226, PMCID: PMC6439656, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.3863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurative-intent resectionSurgical marginsIOC resultsGastroesophageal adenocarcinomaNeoadjuvant radiotherapyIntraoperative consultationFN resultsClinical implicationsDuodenal marginsFalse-negative resultsSingle institution referral centerResection of gastricDisease-specific survivalStage of diseaseTrue-positive resultsGastric marginSurgical fitnessCurative intentReferral centerSubsequent resectionEsophageal resectionRetrospective studyGastrointestinal pathologistsDiffuse diseaseTumor location